Look Good In Leather wrote:The Gimp wrote:I cannot believe that the decision has been made that can include promotion/relegation points from finals games.
Effectively if your club is facing relegation, it would be better for your team to finish down in 4th or 5th instead of top because you can earn more prom/releg points, therefore promoting tanking towards the end of the season.
Qual/Elim Final:
Team 1 bye (0 pts)
Team 2 (10 pts) def Team 3 (0 pts)
Team 4 (0 pts) def by Team 5 (10 pts)
Semi Finals
Team 1 (10 pts) def Team 2 (0 pts)
Team 3 (0 pts) def by Team 5 (10 pts)
Prelim
Team 1 bye (0 pts)
Team 2 (0 pts) def by Team 5 (10 pts)
GF
Team 1 (10 pts) def Team 5 (0 pts)
Points earned:
Team 5 = 30 points
Team 1 = 20 points (premier)
Team 2 = 10 points
Team 3 & 4 = 0 points
So you don't even have to win the premiership, yet you can earn more prom/releg points??? I don't know what the judge was thinking???
I can't wait for this scenario to play out one day...
Your argument is flawed in that by finishing 4th or 5th you have to win less games, those higher up would not need as many wins in finals. Also, Echunga had secured their survival in week 2 of the finals as they only needed 2 more wins (finishing 12 points behind Bridgewater at the end of the minor round), so the fact that they played and won 4 extra games is irrelevant.
Had Echunga finished 2nd or 1st at the end of the minor round they would have had enough points at that stage.
No, you missed the point! If they are going to run it by this new "interpretation" (or commonly known as the whinger's loophole), it is an uneven playing field due to the fact that some clubs can play more finals than others. The prom/releg points should be measured on all teams playing the same amount of games therefore being an even measurement of where your club is at compared to others.
You are also wrong if you think if you are higher on the ladder you have won more games. Ever heard of percentage???